The topics the final 3-hour exam will cover are: Experimental design, science as a field of endeavor, philosophy of science, roughly in the proportions that these have been discussed in the lectures and treated in the lecture notes. The emphasis will be on understanding of the concepts, topics and issues, rather than rote memorization, but of course you should know all the key important issues by heart. Final Exam example questions from 2015 are included below.

Note that this is a closed-book no support-material exam. The final exam counts 55% of your final grade.

Note that this is a closed-book no support-material exam. The final exam counts 55% of your final grade.

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The topics the final 3-hour exam will cover are: Experimental design, science as a field of endeavor, philosophy of science, roughly in the proportions that these have been discussed in the lectures and treated in the lecture notes. The emphasis will be on understanding of the concepts, topics and issues, rather than rote memorization, but of course you should know all the key important issues by heart.